What Does Your favorite Color Say About You?
Psychologists have long declared that color adds excitement and emotion to our lives. From royal purples to natural greens to aggressive reds, the colors we choose have always been intimately tied to how we’re feeling. We feel blue, turn green with envy, and get red hot with anger. Colors can cheer us up and relieve anxiety. Or, if not used properly, they can be intrusive and cause people to pay more attention to what we’re wearing than what we’re saying.
Walls painted peach or yellow promote relaxation. White backgrounds used on detergent boxes, low tar cigarettes and diet sodas subtly indicate cleanliness, purity and low calories. When the economy is in deep trouble, check out how much gray is featured in upcoming fashion. Nordic people are drawn to cool greens and blues, while extroverted Latins favor warm reds and oranges. What about you? What do your favorite colors reveal about your personality? Read on.
- Orange: The color of autumn was named in the tenth century after the fruit. Although it has a strong relationship to food, fruit and spices, orange has always been a second string color, taking a back seat to red and yellow. If orange, the color of heat, fire and the harvest is your favorite color, you probably get along well with others. You tend to be social and hate to be alone. If you’re feeling down in the dumps, adding a tad of orange to your day can help.
- Yellow: Yellow is the color of the creative and artistic individual. If it’s your favorite, you have a cheerful spirit and are inclined to be intellectual, idealistic and imaginative. The color yellow has been found to reduce theft in stores and improve the thought process of young children. Energetic yellow is used to draw most "happy" pictures.
- Green: Green reminds us of freshness, security, jealousy and camouflage. It symbolizes new growth and increases our sense of well-being. "Green rooms" in theaters promote a clam, restful atmosphere. The color of most of the world’s currency, green is considered secure and stable. If it’s your favorite, you are an affectionate, loyal friend who is inclined to be frank and moral. You’re a person whose reputation is very important to you and when you start something, you finish it.
- Red: Dynamic red is the color of love, courage, anger and joy. It demands attention and helps create a cheerful atmosphere. Some studies have shown people become hungry around the color red. If you prefer red, you are impulsive, possibly athletic, sexy and given to mood swings. You are determined to experience life to its fullest.
- Blue: Blue, the color of tranquility, the color of the sea and the sky, is both the color of peace and the color of royalty. Its calming effects make it the color of choice for hospital nurseries. If blue is your favorite color, you crave harmony. You are capable, sensitive and make an outstanding friend. You are cautious in your manner of dress and conscientious at whatever you’re working on.
- Violet: Violet, the color of luxury and sensuality helps release creativity. Its lavish nature is seen on religious robes and smelled in expensive perfumes. If violet is your favorite, you may think your strong, sensitive, observant personality makes you quite unique. Chances are you are artistic and enjoy being creative and glamorous. Although you confide in friends, it’s tough sometimes for them to "get" you. Some caution against wearing violet around the sick because it’s draining.
